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The girls track team takes a photo together after winning the meet. The team totaled 184 points giving them first place. Both the girls and the boys had many area qualifiers. Overall I felt like we really did our best because most of us made it to area, junior KLeigh Keesee said. Photo courtesy of Melissa Ritter.

Tracking Success

Sydney Ritter, Writer / Designer • April 6, 2018

Girls win district, Boys advance The Groom track athletes competed at the district track meet on April 5, in White Deer, Texas. The girl's team ended up winning the meet, and the boys placed third; however,...

Yesterday, April 19, the area qualifiers left for their meet in White Deer. Five male athletes and five female athletes advanced to the regional meet in Levelland. It is disappointing that I didnt move on, but it was a good experience, Adrian Hendricks said. The Regional Qualifiers are seniors- Carson Ritter, Jeff Marshall and Cody Kling juniors- Jamey Germany and Lauren Kuehler sophomores- Corbin Ruthardt, Cutter Babcock, Sydney Ritter and Madison Friemel and freshman- Ginna Miller.

Track Advances to Regional
Photo of the Day – April 20

Track Advances, Goes to Levelland
Kodi Tiffin, Staff Writer • April 20, 2017

Keep an eye out for daily pictures that give a glimpse of life at Groom, and click here to see other Photos of the Day.

Tigers and Tigerettes traveled to White Deer ISD for the track meet March 24. They left at 8:30 this morning and wont return until later this afternoon. Even thought we are battling wind, illnesses, and minor injuries we are competing and working hard, Coach Nichole Black said. There are many things to expect for the Tigers and Tigerettes during this track season.

Fighting Against Wind
Photo of the Day – March 24

Tigers, Tigerettes Travel to White Deer for Track Meet
Chandra Rice, Staff Writer • March 24, 2017

Inclement weather conditions force the Groom Invitational Track Meet to end early. Wet conditions first had meet officials cancel the hurdle events. Then, following a coaches meeting, all events were called in the interest of safety. All field events did finish. Results can be found below by clicking the red link. Its not worth risking an injury, Superintendent Jay Lamb said of the decision to end early.

Day 2 – Groom Track Meet Results

Weather Forces Early Ending to Meet
March 11, 2017

In an effort to prevent injuries to competitors, coaches met with the Groom Invitational Meet Director Jay Lamb and decided to end the track meet early at around 2 p.m. before running events began on May...

The results from Day 1 of the Groom Invitational Track Meet held on May 10-11 can be found in the link on this page. Watch for Day 2 results to post tomorrow. Thirteen schools are competing in this years traditional event.

Day 1 – Groom Track Meet Results

Junior High Field Events, Long Events, Prelims Finish
Larry Roskens and Nate Roskens • March 10, 2017

Click the following link to see the results from the March 10 events at the track meet: Day 1 Results of the Groom Invitational Track Meet - 2017.      

Senior Charity Perry high jumps at the Lefors track meet on Friday, March 3, and places third. Track is one of the many things that Perry has participated in throughout her years at Groom. My goal is to make it to state in high jump this year, Perry said.

A Leap Into Her Future

Young Senior Struggles to Finish High School Early
Justina Coronado, Staff Writer • March 10, 2017

Young Senior Struggles to Finish High School Early Her ambition and determination get her over the bar, not only in high jump, but also in the struggle of finishing high school early - one year ahead,...

Eighth-grader Matthew Hernandez practices his discus warm up before todays Groom Relays Track Meet. See the attached schedule for a list of all of the events that will be held for the 13 schools competing during this two-day event. The weather could be better but, I feel like I could still do my best, Hernandez said.

Winding up for Track Time
Photo of the Day – March 10

Groom Relays Start Today, Continue Tomorrow
March 10, 2017

Groom Relays Schedule 2017

Sophomore Corbin Ruthardt lands after he finishes long jumping at the Lefors Pirate Relays on Friday, March 3. Junior high also competed on Thursday, March 2 in the Lefors Bandits meet. For the first track meet of the year it was scary to me, seventh-grader Payton Trevino said. But, it was really fun at the same time. Click the links under the photo for complete results.

Starting the Season with a Bang
Photo of the Day – March 6

Junior High, High School Teams Participate in 1st Track Meet
Leslie Germany, Editor • March 6, 2017

Keep an eye out for daily pictures that give a glimpse of life at Groom, and click here to see other Photos of the Day. Results from the junior high and high school meet in Lefors are attached below: Junior...

Tigers Today – March 3

Track Leads to Tennis Leads to OAP
K'Leigh Keesee, Cayden Lambert, and Garet Rocha • March 3, 2017

Under the direction of senior producer Garet Rocha, sophomore anchors K'leigh Keesee and Cayden Lambert lead viewers through the news and views of March 3, 2017, in this Friday edition of Tigers Today. For...

BB&C Sports Talk – March 2, 2017

Tennis Leads to Track Leads to Basketball
Carson Ritter, Adrian Hendricks, and Garet Rocha • March 2, 2017

In this episode of "BB&C Sports Talk," Boo-Boo, a.k.a. Adrian Hendricks, and C., also called Cash-Money Carson Ritter, take on today's hot sports topics, including these: tennis, track, and basketball...

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